Home  | News & Media  | News Articles News Articles Search Sort by Newest to Oldest Oldest to Newest Filter to All Article Article Carers Australia welcomes government’s endorsement of the Young Carer Bursary Program31 May 2017“Today’s announcement that the Federal government will commit $1 million to the continuation of the Young Carer Bursary Program in 2018 is very welcome”, said Ara Cresswell, CEO of Carers Australia. Read more Article Spotlighting abuse and neglect of people with disability29 May 2017Carers Australia is sympathetic to calls for a possible Royal Commission following on from the publication of the Senate Inquiry into Abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings. Read more Article Registrations for 7th International Carers Conference7 March 2017Carers Australia is pleased to announce that registrations for the 7th International Carers Conference are now open. Read more Article Dr Peter Langkamp announced as new President of Carers Australia7 March 2017Carers Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Peter Langkamp as its new President. Read more Article Carers must be considered in and benefit from digital technology healthcare services7 March 2017One of the keynote speakers for the International Carers Conference, CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA), Tim Kelsey, has underlined the importance of carers as beneficiaries of digital technology, something ADHA will emphasise in its forthcoming national strategy. Read more Article Mixed bag for carers in evaluation of NDIS trial7 March 2017The recently released intermediate report of the National Institute of Labour Studies’ (NILS) independent evaluation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial provides interesting evidence about how the NDIS has been impacting carers. Read more Article Survey of carers of people with heart failure still open7 March 2017Carers Australia has teamed up with Heart Support-Australia to participate in a four nation study of carers of people with heart failure, to determine the impact on family and friend carers and better target related support services. Read more Article Hoyts Cinema concession for carers renewed7 March 2017Hoyts Cinemas has again renewed its agreement with Carers Australia for 2017 to offer discounts to carers who attend movie sessions with the person they care for. Read more Article Satisfaction survey on Carer Information and Support Service published7 March 2017Results from a national survey of carers who used our Carer Information and Support Service (CISS) have been published in a new report. Read more Article Young Carer Bursary Programme update7 March 2017Carers Australia manages the Young Carer Bursary Programme, which assists young carers aged from 12-25 to participate in education. The program is funded by the Department of Social Services and in 2016 over 320 young carers were awarded a bursary. Read more Article Thank you to our outgoing President7 March 2017Carers Australia would like to acknowledge the outstanding contribution made to the organisation by our outgoing President, Ms Karen Cook, and thank her for her leadership over the last six years as a Board director, Vice President and President. Read more Article More changes at Carers Australia Board7 March 2017Carers Australia takes great pleasure in welcoming Gary Watson as a new Director to our Board. Read more Page 11 of 15:1...101112...15